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Oldest living MPI alumnus gives back
Samuel Haga ’24, the oldest living MPI alumnus, visited the MPI preschool and elementary school during an assembly Wednesday morning, April 25. Mr. Haga wanted to give the school a gift--a koa-framed mirror with the school motto, The honor of my school is mine, engraved on the frame. Samuel Haga's daughter Betty Koike ’52 and his grand daughter Kimberly Koike Schatz presented the gift, after an introduction by Principal Edna Hussey. President Joe Rice thanked Haga for his generous and beautiful gift. His Great grandson is Justin Schatz, a multiage 3-4 (3rd grader) at MPI.
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Brown Bags to Stardom
Kevin Tokuda &
Aaron Katagiri ’07
Mid-Pacific's technology program received a big boost in prestige over the past few months as Aaron Katagiri ’07 played a major role in the new Brown Bags to Stardom show. He originally agreed to produce the introduction, opening closing credits, and weekly template and to do all post-production editing. Later, he was named artistic director as well, making the call on shooting angles, backgrounds and segment layouts.
“No multimedia class in Hawaii has ever had the opportunity to showcase their students and school at this level. I congratulate Mid Pacific Institute and Aaron Katagiri on this project,” said Johnny Kai, Brown Bags To Stardom executive producer. Kai presented him with a check for $1,000. Lt Gov. Duke Aiona praised Aaron’s efforts and the MPI video program in particular at the March Brown Bags to Stardom Celebration Concert at the Blaisdell. Aiona presented Aaron with a trophy to recognize his efforts.
Aaron is a member of Kevin Tokuda’s video and film making class. Other MPI students did support work. Emily Luther and Jimmy Heasley provided technical assistance on video shooting sessions. Other MPI students have worked on editing commercials that were inserted into the 30-minute program. Work on the program started in December 2006. Katagri said that there was lots of work after school.
Nine episodes of the new Brown Bags to Stardom, a production of the Music Foundation of Hawaii, were featured on OC16. During the show, Hawaii students submitted music videos. The audience could then vote online, by text messaging or with their digital cable remote.
Said Tokuda, “This senior class, including Aaron and Ryen Lung, has been outstanding. They entertain the school, win awards… their creativity will be hard to match in the future.”
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